PCC#39 "Can You Lend Me a Hand?"
◆ · By Philip Chow · Published 2024-07-27T15:55:09.307Z
Meta Prompt
[Level 2] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta is a #1 song from the 1960s
Hint #1: what do the lyrics mentioned in the clues for 19A, 26A, 42A, and 53A have in common?
Hint #2: here's a pretty useful link alluded to by 49D: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Semaphore_Signals_A-Z.jpg
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"___-ching!"
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Across
- 1A"___-ching!"
- 4APaint the ___ red (party hardy)
- 8AWhen the Home Run Derby takes place
- 12A"___ go!"
- 14A"Vexations" composer Erik
- 15ANabisco treat whose special edition "Star Wars" cookies contain either all dark side or light side characters (open to discover your destiny)
- 16APrefix with -genarian
- 17ALike a blunt refusal
- 19AHis song "Questions for Heaven" contains the lyrics "Smellin' coffee downstairs / Yawn a quick little prayer / And get up at a quarter to seven"
- 21ASkateboarding trick
- 22AMauna ___
- 23ASue Grafton's "___ for Killer"
- 24AAudrey Hepburn's role in "Wait Until Dark"
- 26ATheir song "Why Should You Come When I Call?" contains the lyrics "It's 1:30 in the morning / That's alright by me / You just waiting by the phone"
- 32AKept tabs on a tabby, perhaps
- 34AVerbal equivalent of a facepalm (popularized by Homer Simpson)
- 35ARon Howard's childhood role on "The Andy Griffith Show"
- 36A"In memoriam" news items
- 37A"The ___ Four" (nickname for the Beatles)
- 38APerson with a code name, maybe
- 39AKoh-i-___ diamond
- 40AMedical research org.
- 41AGoes on a spree, perhaps
- 42ATheir song "7:05" contains the lyrics "I was fine 'til 7:05 / 'til she walked out the door and right out of my life / If you're gone, I'll move on / But it only would've taken two seconds to say / Goodbye..."
- 45AJess's best friend on "New Girl"
- 46AIt precedes "the land of the free" in "The Star-Spangled Banner"
- 47AInitials relating to readiness for casual fun (popularized by "Jersey Shore")
- 50ALa___ (big name in sparkling water poked fun at in the South Park episode "City People")
- 53AHis song "Piano Man" contains the lyrics "It's nine o'clock on a Saturday / The regular crowd shuffles in / There's an old man sittin' next to me / Makin' love to his tonic and gin"
- 56ACocktail made from peach schnapps and orange juice
- 58AScottish isle where Macbeth is buried
- 59A"Drinks are ___!" ("My treat!")
- 60AVehicles on snow-covered hills
- 61AStereotypical pirate drink
- 62APirates roam them
- 63A"And another thing..."
- 64AH.S. students who often slack off in the spring
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- 1DOne of its hands points to the hour, the other to the minute
- 2DAnne who starred in the 1998 remake of "Psycho"
- 3DIt's fatal in a Glenn Close & Michael Douglas movie
- 4DBeliever in Lao Tzu's philosophy
- 5DSuffix with "psych" or "narc"
- 6DOne who scoffs at boxed Merlot, say
- 7DFishing gear
- 8DPirate ship indicator
- 9DTerritory that borders Siberia in the board game Risk
- 10D"The Man Who Laughs" avant-garde filmmaker Paul
- 11DOxen's harness
- 13DWords before "gather" or "see"
- 14DDash
- 18DPear variety
- 20DArctic seabirds also known as parasitic jaegers
- 25DAnnoyed grunt
- 27DShuns
- 28DU.S. state with a potato museum
- 29DCreates opportunities
- 30DBreeze or zephyr
- 31DComplete collections
- 32DWord like "and" or "or": Abbr.
- 33D"Peek-___, I see you!"
- 37DWhat Mario can shoot after obtaining a flower in "Super Mario Bros." or what Ryu's signature attack Hadōken releases in "Street Fighter"
- 38DImitative behavior
- 40DTV network with a colorful peacock logo that aired "Cheers"
- 41DMario Kart items that may be launched to hit other racers (the green one roams freely, the red one homes in on the player in front of you, and the blue one tracks down the player in first place)
- 43DExtremely hot, in a way
- 44DSpanish city famed for swords
- 48DSinging voice between alto and baritone
- 49DTwo of them may be used (in your hands with your arms extended) to spell out letters in the semaphore alphabet
- 50DCorp. fiscal execs
- 51DAncient symbol, like those in "The Lord of the Rings"
- 52DPrincess in L. Frank Baum's book series
- 54DBurl who portrayed "Big Daddy" in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
- 55D"The ___ is up!" ("Gotcha!")
- 57DCode-cracking org.